Baccarat Pacific: unauthorized access to its servers may have leaked about 300,000 customer records in Japan, and part was published online

1. 2023-09-22

   It confirmed unauthorized access to its information equipment by a third party and cut the equipment off from the network. It also reported to the Personal Information Protection Commission. [1] [3]

2. 2023-10-20

   It learned that part of the information had been published on the internet. [1]

3. 2023-10-31

   It published an update, confirming that part of the customer data was published. It describes the attack as ransomware, saying a ransom was demanded of its French headquarters. [1] [3]

In October it announced that some activities, including the online shop, were restricted. About 300,000 customer records in Japan may have leaked, with name, address, phone number, birth date, email address, occupation and company name. It does not store credit card data, which is out of scope. [1] [2]